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広く利用されるVSCode拡張機能「Live Server」に脆弱性 - 未修正状態続く

「Visual Studio Code」の開発環境において広く利用されている拡張機能「Live Server」に情報漏洩の脆弱性が明らかとなった。2025年8月に開発者へ報告されたが、その後も未修正の状態が続いているという。 「Live Server」は、ローカルでHTTPサーバを起動し、ファイル変更時にブラウザを自動更新する「Visual Studio Code」向けの拡張機能。
Bleeping Computer

VSCode extensions found downloading early-stage ransomware

Two malicious VSCode Marketplace extensions were found deploying in-development ransomware, exposing critical gaps in Microsoft's review process. The extensions, named "ahban.shiba" and ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions target devs, crypto community

Malicious Visual Studio Code extensions were discovered on the VSCode marketplace that download heavily obfuscated PowerShell payloads to target developers and cryptocurrency projects in supply chain ...
TechRadar

VSCode extensions pulled over security risks, but millions of users have already installed

Security researchers found malicious code hiding in two VSCode extensions Microsoft quickly pulled them and notifies users The developer criticized Microsoft's move, saying they were never consulted ...
CSOonline

Warning to developers: Stay away from these 10 VSCode extensions

Developers using Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VSCode) editor are being warned to delete, or at least stay away from, 10 newly published extensions which will trigger the installation of a ...
GIGAZINE

It has been revealed that some VSCode extensions have a malicious function that encrypts ...

Visual Studio Code (VSCode) allows you to use extensions to make development more convenient. It has been reported that an extension that distributes ransomware has been published on the Visual Studio ...
TechRadar

Malicious Microsoft VSCode AI extensions might have hit over 1.5 million users

Two VSCode extensions exfiltrated sensitive user data to Chinese servers ChatGPT – 中文版 and ChatMoss had over 1.5 million installs combined Extensions used hidden iframes, commands, and SDKs to steal ...